Speaker 1: From the Daily Os. I'm Emma Gillespie, I'm Lucy Tassel.
Speaker 1: It's Tuesday, the first of April. Here's what's making headlines
Speaker 1: this evening.
Speaker 2: The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the cash rate
Speaker 2: will remain unchanged at four point one percent. This is
Speaker 2: the rate the RBA charges banks for short term loans.
Speaker 2: The cash rate affects interest rates across the economy, including
Speaker 2: home loans, which is why changes to it are often
Speaker 2: referred to as interest rate changes. The RBA noted inflation
Speaker 2: is down quote substantially since the peak in twenty twenty two,
Speaker 2: but it said the outlook remains uncertain. A statement following
Speaker 2: today's decision said the Board needs to be confident that
Speaker 2: progress will continue so that inflation returns to the midpoint
Speaker 2: of the target band that's two to three percent. The
Speaker 2: Central Bank also noted significant uncertainty about the outlook abroad,
Speaker 2: including the quote global impact of US tariffs.
Speaker 1: New South Wales police has charged three people, including a teenager,
Speaker 1: after seizing several homemade machine guns allegedly made using a
Speaker 1: three D printer. A sixteen year old boy and a
Speaker 1: forty five year old man were arrested in the state's
Speaker 1: Illawarra region on Monday as part of an ongoing weapons
Speaker 1: and drug supply investigation. Investigators claim they discovered several loaded guns,
Speaker 1: a three D printer, an extensive amount of firearm parts,
Speaker 1: and thousands of rounds of various ammunition during searches. The
Speaker 1: older man has been charged with twenty offenses, while the
Speaker 1: teenager is facing sixteen chargers. All of their charges are
Speaker 1: related to organized crime and the supply and manufacture of firearms.
Speaker 1: A third man was arrested on the Gold Coast and
Speaker 1: he's expected to be extradited to face charges in New
Speaker 1: South Wales.
Speaker 2: The United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator is calling for justice
Speaker 2: and answers after fifteen first responders were killed by Israeli
Speaker 2: strikes in southern Gaza. UN Humanitarian Affairs Chief Tom Fletcher
Speaker 2: said quote Israeli forces killed eight Palestinian medics, six civil
Speaker 2: defense first responders and a UN staff member in an
Speaker 2: attack last week. Fletcher said the clearly identified humanitarian workers
Speaker 2: were assisting in Rafa when they came under fire. In
Speaker 2: a statement, Israeli forces said the group was quote advancing
Speaker 2: suspiciously toward IDF troops without headlights. Or emergency signals when
Speaker 2: it opened fire. Israel also claims a Hummas operative was
Speaker 2: killed during the strike. The UN said the targeting or
Speaker 2: endangering of emergency responders, journalists, or humanitarian workers is a
Speaker 2: flagrant and severe disregard of international law.
Speaker 1: And today's good news. Authorities in the US state of
Speaker 1: Illinois have returned fifteen hundred acres of land to an
Speaker 1: indigenous tribe. The park and spans around six hundred and
Speaker 1: seven hectares in an area west of Chicago. A US
Speaker 1: government treaty signed in eighteen twenty nine promised the land
Speaker 1: would be given back to its traditional owners, the Prairie
Speaker 1: Land Potawatomi Nation. However, the deal was never honored. This week,
Speaker 1: Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker signed a law transferring the
Speaker 1: Shabonah Lake State Recreation Area to the Potawatomi. The group
Speaker 1: said the decision reflects the power of quote collaboration, demonstrating
Speaker 1: that healing and reconciliation are possible.
Speaker 2: That's the latest from the Dallyio's newsroom. If you're looking
Speaker 2: for something else, listen to today's deep Dive, where we
Speaker 2: unpack the investigation into content breaches by Australia's biggest radio show.
Speaker 1: We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but
Speaker 1: until then, have a great evening.
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